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Online Firearm Education for Beginners

Here are the online training resources I found covering firearms safety for beginners. I’ve listed the material in the order a new shooter might watch it. I include links for parents who have young children and want to know how to treat a gun in their home. The material for children is also a good starting place if you have roommates who lack firearms training.

New gun owners should take this information at their own pace as their experience grows. Reviewing the material ahead of a training session will help you make sense of what your instructor is saying. Reviewing it after a lesson will help reinforce the lesson you received.

I’ll update this list as I receive feedback. (That is a subtle hint that I’d like your review if you try one of the links.)

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Kathy Jackson is a great trainer and writer. I’d start by reading everything she has posted under the headings of firearms safety, kids and guns, and if you’re adventurous, the shooting basics. Her site is the Cornered Cat.com

Women new to firearms may find the site “The Well Armed Woman” to be quite interesting. Everyone can benefit from reading their safety page.

You need to know how you will keep guns away from young children if you have children in the home. These sites have safety videos for youngsters 5 to 12 years of age.

The National Shooting Sports Federation has safety videos for kids include McGruff the Crime Dog on Gun Safety (grades K-6), and It’s Your Call: Playing It Safe Around Guns (grades 6-9). Here are safety videos for adults with ”Firearms Safety Depends On You” (general audience) and “Introduction to Range Safety and Etiquette” (general audience) and this pamphlet Firearms Responsibility in the Home. All are also from the National Shooting Sports Federation. Children and Guns in the Home is by Ed Head. He makes the distinction between a Secured, Unsecured and Controlled firearms.

This article describes what to look for when you buy your fist firearm. Choosing the correct gun is as personal as selecting clothes or shoes, so no one else can do it for you. How are you going to use it. and how does it fit you? Good article!